FINDING MERLIN: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND

Book ID/图书代码： 08430007B11679

English Summary/英文概要： Merlin: the very name evokes intriguing images – magician, wise man, prophet, adviser to Arthur, counsellor of Camelot. The legend is famous but not the truth: that Merlin was a historical figure, a Briton, who hailed not from England or Wales, as traditional wisdom would have it, but from Scotland.
Adam Ardrey brings back to life Merlin’s role in the cataclysmic battles between reason and religion of sixth-century Britain – battles which Merlin would ultimately lose. From the time of his death up until the present day, historical records relating to Merlin have been altered, his true provenance and importance obscured and his name changed to mean ‘Madman’. The same fate awaited Merlin’s twin sister, Languoreth, as intelligent and powerful as her brother but, as a woman, a greater threat to the power of church and state. Languoreth’s existence was all but obliterated and her story lost – until now.
Finding Merlin uncovers new evidence and re-examines the old. The places where Merlin was born, lived, died and was buried are identified, as well as the people surrounding him – his nemesis Mungo and his friend the hero Arthur. In this impressively well-researched and accessibly written book, Merlin walks from the pages of legend into history.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 提到梅林，就讓人聯想到法師、智者、先知、亞瑟王軍師、嘉美洛(Camelot)宮廷顧問。雖然這是個眾人皆知的傳奇故事，但歷史上卻真有梅林這號人物。他是英國人，但來自蘇格蘭，而非英格蘭或威爾斯。
Adam Ardrey重現梅林在西元六世紀，一場英國理性與宗教戰爭的重要角色。梅林死後，他的出身與重要性，在歷史上的記載不但變得含糊不清，名字更被暗指為「狂人」(Madman)。而他的雙胞胎姐姐Languoreth，雖然擁有與梅林相同的聰明才智，但卻因為是女性，受限於當時教會與政府的力量，從此也在歷史上銷聲匿跡。
Finding Merlin這本易懂的研究書，不僅重新檢驗古老傳說的真實性，也提出了新的證據。例如關於梅林的四個重要地點：出生地、居住地、死亡地、墓地。當然也包括了他的英雄朋友亞瑟，還有一心想找梅林復仇的Mungo。讓梅林從古代傳說中，走入現實的歷史裡。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Adam Ardrey為著名律師，曾是電視台法律顧問，也是莫拉安德森基金會(Moira Anderson Foundation，反兒童性虐待慈善基金會)首任董事長。目前與妻子和三名子女住在蘇格蘭西南部的格拉斯。
Adam Ardrey is an advocate and lives in Glasgow with his wife and three children. He was the first chairman of the Moira Anderson Foundation, a charity set up to combat the effects of child sex abuse, and has previously worked in television and as a solicitor.

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